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• Protocol FCoE
  • Структура протокола FCoE
  • Введение в технологию
• FCoE technologies
  • 1 Introduction to Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 History
  • 1.3 Benefits
  • 1.4 Terminology
  • 1.5 Management tools
  • 1.6 Cable management
  • 1.7 Enabling technologies
  • 1.7.1 Converged Network Adapter
  • 1.7.2 Fibre Channel Forwarder
  • 1.7.3 Priority Flow Control and PAUSE
  • 1.7.4 Data Center Bridging (lossless Ethernet)
  • 1.7.5 Data Center Bridging eXchange
  • 1.8 Protocols
  • 1.9 Encapsulation
  • 1.9.1 FCoE frame size
  • 1.9.2 FCoE frame format
  • 1.9.3 FCoE frame mapping
  • 2 Ethernet Basics
  • 2.1 Ethernet history
  • 2.1.1 Communication modes of operation
  • 2.1.2 Ethernet devices
  • 2.1.3 Auto-negotiation
  • 2.2 Protocols
  • 2.2.1 OSI networking protocol
  • 2.2.2 Ethernet frame-based protocol
  • 2.3 Ethernet switching concepts
  • 2.3.1 Fibre Channel switching versus Ethernet bridging
  • 2.3.2 Gratuitous ARP
  • 2.3.3 Unicast flood
  • 2.3.4 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  • 2.3.5 Link Aggregation
  • 2.3.6 Access Control Lists
  • 2.4 VLAN
  • 2.5 FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP)
  • 2.5.1 Overview
  • 2.5.2 FIP frame format
  • 2.5.3 FCoE Virtual Link instantiation and FIP
  • 2.5.4 FIP Link Keep Alive (LKA)
  • 2.5.5 FIP Clear Virtual Links (CVL)
  • 3 EMC Connectrix NEX Series Switch Setup Example
  • 3.1 NEX-5020 introduction
  • 3.1.1 Physical specifications
  • 3.1.2 Management
  • 3.1.3 Serviceability
  • 3.2 Supported features and topologies
  • 3.2.1 FCoE interface
  • 3.2.2 Ethernet uplink interface
  • 3.2.3 FC interface
  • 3.2.4 Ethernet end-device interface
  • 3.3 Setting up the Nex-5020
  • 3.3.1 Summary of configuration steps
  • 3.3.2 Existing topology example
  • 3.4 Target topology
  • 3.4.1 Prerequisites
  • 3.5 Installing the NEX-5020
  • 3.6 Configuring the virtual interfaces on NEX-5020
  • 3.6.1 Configuring Nexus-5020-1
  • 3.6.2 Configuring Nexus-5020-2
  • 3.6.3 Configuring the Windows host
  • 3.6.4 Configuring the Linux host
  • 3.6.5 Configuring the VMware host
  • 3.6.6 Configuring EMC storage
  • 3.6.7 Configuring network parameters
  • 3.7 Etherchannel configuration on a Nexus 7000 switch
  • 3.7.1 VLAN and Etherchannel configuration on NEX-5020
  • 3.8 Spanning tree configuration and verification on NEX-5020
  • 3.8.1 Configuration of Multiple Spanning Tree for a VLAN
  • 3.8.2 N7K-1# show spanning-tree
  • 3.9 NEX-5020 firmware upgrade procedure example
  • 3.9.1 Assumptions
  • 3.9.2 Upgrading firmware
  • 3.10 Model numbers
  • 3.10.1 Chassis
  • 3.10.2 Expansion modules
  • 3.10.3 Software
  • 3.10.4 Optics/copper cables
  • 3.10.5 Power cables
  • 3.11 Troubleshooting
  • 3.11.1 Show tech-support selections
  • 3.11.2 General connectivity troubleshooting
  • 3.11.3 Fibre Channel troubleshooting
  • 3.11.4 Hardware-related errors
  • 3.11.5 High CPU issue troubleshooting
  • 3.11.6 Gatos Port ASIC troubleshooting
  • 3.11.7 Altos Fabric ASIC troubleshooting
  • 3.11.8 FCoE troubleshooting
  • 3.11.9 DCBX troubleshooting
  • 3.11.10 Verify zoning configuration and that CNA WWPN is zon
  • 3.11.11 Verify CNA WWPN is registered in nameserver in your
  • 3.11.12 Ethernet port channel troubleshooting
  • 3.11.13 Verify port channels
  • 3.11.14 Spanning-tree troubleshooting
  • 3.11.15 Multicast troubleshooting
  • 4 EMC Connectrix MP-8000B Setup Example
  • 4.1 MP-8000B introduction
  • 4.1.1 Management
  • 4.1.2 POST and boot specifications
  • 4.1.3 LED activity interpretation
  • 4.2 Supported features and topologies
  • 4.2.1 FCoE interface
  • 4.2.2 Ethernet uplink interface
  • 4.2.3 FC interface
  • 4.2.4 Ethernet end devices
  • 4.3 Setting up the MP-8000B
  • 4.3.1 Existing Fibre Channel topology example
  • 4.4 Target topology
  • 4.4.1 Prerequisites
  • 4.5 Installing the MP-8000B
  • 4.5.1 Prerequisites
  • 4.5.2 Installation
  • 4.5.3 MLX installation considerations
  • 4.6 Configuring the MP-8000B
  • 4.6.1 Configuration mode
  • 4.6.2 Configuring MP-8000B-1
  • 4.6.3 Configuring MP-8000B-2
  • 4.6.4 Configuring the Windows host
  • 4.6.5 Configuring the Linux host
  • 4.6.6 Configuring the VMware host
  • 4.6.7 Configuring EMC storage
  • 4.7 MP-8000B firmware upgrade procedure example
  • 4.7.1 Assumptions
  • 4.7.2 Upgrading firmware
  • 4.8 Troubleshooting the MP-8000B
  • 4.8.1 Fibre Channel FOS
  • 4.8.2 CMSH
  • 4.8.3 Connectivity troubleshooting
  • 4.8.4 VLAN troubleshooting
  • 4.8.5 DCBX troubleshooting
  • 4.8.6 FCoE troubleshooting
  • 4.8.7 QoS troubleshooting
  • 4.8.8 Link Aggregation (LAG) troubleshooting
  • 5 Cisco Nexus 4000 Setup Example
  • 5.1 Cisco Nexus 4000 introduction
  • 5.1.1 Management
  • 5.1.2 Topology example
  • 5.2 Supported features and topologies
  • 5.2.1 FCoE interface
  • 5.2.2 Ethernet uplink interface
  • 5.2.3 Fibre Channel interface
  • 5.2.4 Ethernet end-device interface
  • 5.3 Setting up the Nexus 4000
  • 5.3.1 Summary of configuration steps
  • 5.3.2 Existing topology example
  • 5.4 Target topology
  • 5.4.1 FIP Snooping
  • 5.4.2 QOS and queuing
  • 5.5 Configuring the switch modules
  • 5.5.1 Assigning the IP address on the switch module
  • 5.5.2 Configuring Module 7 (Switch_77)
  • 5.5.3 Configuring Module 9 (Switch_78)
  • 5.5.4 Configuring Nexus-5020-1
  • 5.5.5 Configuring Nexus-5020-2
  • 5.5.6 Configure fabric zoning
  • 5.6 show running-config output examples
  • 5.6.1 Switch_77 example output
  • 5.6.2 Switch_78 example output
  • 5.6.3 Nexus-5020-1 example output
  • 5.6.4 Nexus-5020-2 example output
• Data transfer protocols overview
  • SRDF with SiRT
  • FC SONET/GbE/IP
  • Структура протокола iSCSI
  • Структура протокола FCIP
  • MAN/WAN optical transport devices
  • Distance extension consideration
  • Cisco WAAS Overview
  • Riverbed Steelhead
  • WAN optimization controllers
  • Storage and replication application across WAN
  • WAN Deployment topologies
  • WAN Optimization Controllers
  • iSCSI solutions
  • Distance extension technologies overview
  • iSCSI technology overview
  • TCP/IP technology overview
• Competitive overview
  • Technical characteristics of HP P6000 series arrays
  • Competitive table of Fibre Channel Brocade switches
  • Сравнение HP Superdome 2 и Compaq Alpha GS1280-64
  • Benefits of using FCoE in HP Blade systems
  • Deduplication overview
  • Clusters based on FCoE and FC+Ethernet
  • Backup technologies comparison Disk-to-Disk and Disk-to-Tape
  • Ленточные приводы и библиотеки
• Setup examples
  • Hitachi AMS2000 configuration and setup example (Part 1)
  • HP FCoE switches and configurations (part 1)
  • HP FCoE switches and configurations (part 2)
  • HP FCoE switches and configurations (part 3)
  • HP EVA Installation and setup example (Part 1)
  • HP EVA Installation and setup example (Part 2)
  • HP EVA Installation and setup example (Part 3)
  • HP EVA Installation and setup example (Part 4)
  • Configuring HP Blade Enclosure с7000 with scripts (Part 1)
  • Configuring HP Blade Enclosure с7000 with scripts (Part 2)
  • Configuring a tape library in HP-UX 10.x, 11.x
• Networked Storage Concepts and Protocols
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Channels versus networks versus SANs
  • 1.1.1 Channels
  • 1.1.2 Networks
  • 1.1.3 Fibre Channel: Channels with network characteristics
  • 1.1.4 Storage area networks (SANs)
  • 1.1.4.1 FC SANs
  • 1.1.4.2 Fabric
  • 1.1.4.3 FCIP
  • 1.1.4.4 Meta SAN
  • 1.1.4.5 iSCSI SANs
  • 1.1.4.6 Multiprotocol SANs
  • 1.1.4.7 iFCP
  • 1.2.2.1 Distance topology
  • 1.2.2.2 Capacity topology
  • 1.2.2.3 Consolidation topology
  • 1.2.2.4 Combined topologies
  • 1.2.3.1 Traffic types
  • 1.2.3.2 Methodology 1: Balanced fabrics
  • 1.2.3.3 Methodology 2: Mirrored fabrics
  • 1.2.3.4 Methodology 3: Logical fabric segregation
  • 1.2.3.5 Methodology 4: Business unit fabrics
  • 1.1.5 I/O convergence with FCoE
  • 1.1.5.1 History
  • 1.1.5.2 Benefits
  • 1.2 Physical versus logical topologies
  • 1.2.1 Physical topology
  • 1.2.1.1 Core/edge
  • 1.2.2 Logical topology
  • 1.2.3 Combing physical and logical topologies
  • 2 Fabric Design Considerations
  • 2.1 Fabric design considerations and recommendations
  • 2.1.1 Fabric design considerations
  • 2.1.1.1 Accessibility
  • 2.1.1.2 Availability
  • 2.1.1.3 Consolidation
  • 2.1.1.4 Flexibility
  • 2.1.1.5 Scalability
  • 2.1.1.6 Security
  • 2.1.1.7 Supportability
  • 2.1.2 Common fabric topologies
  • 2.1.2.1 Simple Fibre Channel SAN topologies
  • 2.1.2.2 Single switch fabric
• This can help
  • Описание лицензий Brocade Fabric OS
  • Data Domain CLI Help
  • Assigned Loop Identifier table
  • Fibre Channel cables labeling
  • Using EVAPerf and PerfMon for HP EVA performance monitoring
  • HP EVA RSS possible states
  • Crossroads Routers log trace levels
  • HP ESL-E Interface Manager LED status
  • EML-E/L180/L700 CLI PORT Adapter
  • HP EML-E/SUN StorageTek SL500 CLI Help
  • HP ESL-E Collectlog procedure
  • EFI (Extended Firmware Interface) Help
  • HP MSA2000 CLI Help
  • Brocade Fabric OS Help
• Hardware
  • Active and passive devices
  • SAN equipment credit chart
  • Building secure SANs
  • Encryption at Device level
  • Encryption at Network level
  • Encryption at host level
  • Encryption at application level
  • SAN encryption types
  • Securing data confidentiality and integrity
  • Securing SAN management
  • Securing data access
  • Secure SAN architecture, components, and mechanisms
  • Security attacks against SANs
  • Understanding how to secure your SANs
  • HP Superdome 2 servers overview
  • Basic rules of naming devices in the SAN
  • HBA и NIC
  • JBOD и SBOD
  • RAID-массивы
  • Brocade Extended Fabrics
  • Buffer-to-buffer credit information
  • Security appliances
  • CNT (Inrange)
  • Storage area network management Distance topology
  • Interfacing arbitrated loop to switched fabric
  • Bridges
  • QuickLoop
  • Fibre Channel arbitrated loop (FC-AL)
  • I/O Virtualisation from VirtenSys
  • Протоколы SAN
  • Программное обеспечение дублирования каналов
  • Мосты и шлюзы между протоколами
  • Концентраторы, коммутаторы и маршрутизаторы SAN
  • Storage Area Networks
  • Рекомендации по настройке и названию зон в системах хранения данных
• FCoE @ Video
  • QLogic & IBM FCoE I/O Consolidation